landings

[buggyflys]

how can i improve my landings are they any radio settings

[CaptAmerica]

Practice. I usually save a battery or two while im out for nothing but shooting approaches and touch and goes for each one I'm flying. As far as radio settings, I'll add in a couple notches of up trim. Each airplane will have its own characteristics, and stick time is the only real cure.

[Hoomi]

One thing that helped me quite a bit, was the first time I flew my Sensei, I had one of the club instructors standing beside me, giving me pointers. For landing approach, he advised making the turn back a ways from the end of the runway, then flying directly towards my position. Once close enough, make the final turn to the runway, and finish the descent. That was much easier than trying to guess if I was lined up with the runway straight-on from any distance.

As Capt. America commented above, though, there is just no replacement for practice. Take time while flying to just make approaches, even if you don't touch completely down. Make low passes over the runway to get the feel of getting the plane in line over the runway, and getting a better feel of your low-speed performance as you lower your throttle for the pass. Once you're more comfortable with the low pass, try touching down and then throttling up to go around again.

When you practice like that with ample battery, you can feel more relaxed about the approach, since you're not at the point of needing to land right now. If the approach isn't quite right, just climb and go around again.

[F22trainer]

Slow flight is also important - get the airplane 3 mistakes high and find out how slow you can go and maintain altitude. Make sure you are also headed INTO the wind when you practice this and the use this skill when you are about 2 feet above the runway. The idea being you want the wing to stall at the same time the wheels touch! That will get you comfortable using throttle to increase or decrease your descent rate.

[fhhuber]

Its mostly about getting a good line up with the runway while being far enough out to get the airplane on a smooth approach.

Keep sky visible between treetops and the bottom of the airplane if you are not 100% certain you are past the tree.

Find a landmark in line with the runway about 500 + ft from the runway end (one at each end. We have white poles in the ground at our field, lined up with runway center line)
Fly over that landmark. Point the airplane nearly at yourself.
Wind from your back, the airplane's nose gets pointed a bit to your back. Wind from your front, the nose gets pointed a bit to your front.

Make low approaches. You want to prove you can fly down runway center line at approach speed.

Altitude, airspeed and ideas. You need at least 2. Landing approach, you are low on airspeed and altitude, so you had better have good ideas. Plan ahead.

Each low approach come in just a little lower and as the airplane is passing in front of you add power smoothy for the go-around.
After a few passes, the wheels will touch just as it is close to being in front of you. Next time, coming in just a little lower again, and you'll do a nice landing

[DDawg]

Nothing beats stick time at the field. But, I have found a simulator to be a great tool. I bought the RealFlight 8 simulator and I'll spend an hour in the evenings doing nothing but approaches and landings, I'll even crank up a stiff crosswind. I've found that it really helps me react instinctively to real flight situations.